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stat·ics

 (stăt′ĭks)
n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
The equilibrium mechanics of stationary bodies.
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statics

(ˈstætɪks)
n
(General Physics) (functioning as singular) the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that produce a state of equilibrium in a system of bodies. Compare dynamics1
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stat•ics

(ˈstæt ɪks)

n. (used with a sing. v.)
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
[1650–60]
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stat·ics

(stăt′ĭks)
The branch of physics that deals with objects that are not in motion and with forces that are offset or counterbalanced by each other.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.statics - the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
mechanics - the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
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Translations
statiikka
statika
statyka

statics

n singStatik f
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"Professor, you must not confound statics with dynamics or you will be exposed to grave errors.
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He covers, for example, astronomy, cosmology, statics, kinematics, optics, chemistry, and the science of matter.
Earlier, security forces used tear gas for a second wave of protesters demanding Al-Bashir to step down following rallies against the government that left 19 people dead and more than 400 wounded, according to official statics since protests broke out on December 19th.
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About Vehari campus, he said that number of students were on rise in the Campus, adding that the BZU administration was considering to initiate another four disciplines including MPA, Statics, English and Sociology.
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Chapter topics include: the statics and dynamics of underwater structures, random wave-induced pore pressure and effective stresses in a porous seabed, forced vibrations of rectangular anistropic plates in an ocean structure, numerical simulations for interaction of viscous traveling wave with structures in a nearshore zone, and a typhoon and hurricane swell prediction scheme, among others.